Curtain-window construction



-B.J.HUBBARD.*

CURTAIN WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED 11mm, 1921.

1,414,470. 1 Y 1 mm May 2, 1922.

BURT-r J HUBBARD entree stares BURTT J. HUBBARD, OE KOKOMQINDIANA.

CURTAIN-WINDOW]; CONSTRUCTION.

IAHAW- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-en May ieea.

Application filed January 14, 1921'. Serial .I To. 437,257.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTT J. HUBBARD, a citizen of United States,residing at 100-1 \V. Sycamore Street, Kokomo, in the county of Howardand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvementsinCurtain-lVindow Constructions, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle curtain windows, andhas for its object to provide means whereby a *indow may be mounted in avehicle curtain, or other partof the vehicle cover, without the weightof the glass and frame causing the curtain to sag, and also toprovide-means whereby a very neat and attractive mount ing may be had byeliminating the appear ance of the metallic ring or molding used insimilar construction at the present time, and which has a tendency tocut the cover material.

A further object is to provide a curtain window which may be more easilymounted in the curtain, and which can be manufactured more cheaply thanwindows in present-day use.

Other advantages relating to various features of construction andarrangement will appear more fully hereinafter.

In the drawings- 7 Figure 1 is a broken view of a'curtain, showing thewindow mounted therein;

Fig. 2 is a view taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the means formounting the same-between the cover material of the curtain andthelining thereof;

Fig. 3is a similar sectional view, showing the welts constructed in asingle piece; and

Fig. 4; is another form of window having the inner welt constructed ofsheet. metal Similar reference characters refer to similar elements inthe several views of the drawings, in which 10 is a curtain immediatelysurrounding the window 11, which may be of'any desired size and which isshown mounted in a frame l2. of any desired shape, and preferably ofwood. This frame 1s reinforced with an annular strip of meta]13,.beneath which at'its uppermost and lowermost points are slots 12 cutin the frame,through which strips14, of webbing or the like, areinserted. These strips extend between the outer covering material andthe lining of the curtain, and are attached to the frame of the top andbottom of the car curtain in any suitable manner. The weight of theglass, frame, and welts which hold the glass in place in said'frame isthereby removed from the curtain.

'The frame 12 is slightly rounded at its edges, as shown, to preventwear on the lining and covering material, and has two holes 12therethrough, whereby said frame may be properly positioned between saidcoveringmaterial 10' and lining 9 with re soect to the openingtherethrough, within which the window is mounted.

. The glass is held in place by an outer and innerwelt, indicatedgenerally in Fig. 2 by the numerals 15 and, 16, respectively, said weltsbeing so relatively constructed as to form an annular groove, withinwhich the glass is securely held. The outer welt 15 consists of acore15, of'wood, metal, or other suitable material covered with ma terialsimilar to the curtain covering material 10. This material is wrappedaround thecore 15,and the edges are folded to gether, as shown, andsecured in position on the innerperiphery' of the frame 12 bynails'orscrevvs 17. The inner welt, indicatcd by numeral 16, consists ofa core 16 of material corresponding to that of which the'core 15 of theouter welt 15 is composed, and'a covering 16 of material similar to thelining 9 of the curtain. The inner welt 16 is held in position on theinner periphery of the frame 12 by the same means as those employed insecuring the outer welt 15-in place, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer weltis shown circular in cross section, and the innerwelt is shownrectangular in cross section, but it will be understood that they may beof othershapcs;

Assuming that the frame 12 is properly held in position by the webbing14, the outer covering material 10 is then folded over the 1111181periphery of the frame and tacked thereon, as shown in Fig. 2. The outerwelt 15 is then placed in position, the edge of the core-covering'inaterial 15* being placed over the steppedsurface 'of the frame formedby folding the outer" covering material there on, 'as above described.This proper positioning is effected by placing upon the lining andcovering materials of the curtain,

by 'u'se of a suitablepattern, or the like,

certain ma'rks corresponding to the holes 12 01? the' frame 12. Inassembllng the frameand curtain the workman positions the frame in such'nianner that the holes 12' thereof register with the marks previouslyplaced upon the curtain material as above described. By this simpleprocess the proper positioning of the frame 12 with respect to theopening provided in the cur of the core-covering material covered withmaterial 15 of the welt 15 into the frame 12, as clearly shown in Fig.2. The object of folding the lining over the edge 15 is to hide thelatter fromview, thus giving a neater appearance to the window than if adifferent construction were employed.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the welts are constructed in onepiece, and may be of either leather, metal, or other suitable material.In this construction the welt has two beaded portions covered with topand lining material, as in the form previously described, or it can becoveredwith top material alone or provided with suitable finish, thecovering being omitted. These welts are held in place by nails or screwspassing through holes in the inner welt portion and entering the woodenframe, as shown. The method of suspending the glass and frame by the useof webbing is the same as that employed in the construction illustratedin Fig.2. The assembling of the glass and welt. before the same isplaced in position in the frame, will be necessary where the one-piecewelt. construction is employed, as will be clear. v

In the form shown in Fig; 4 the frame 12 is suspended in the mannerdescribed above, but the outer welt 15 consists of a core 15 of sheetmetal, having a roll 15 and a flange 15, as shown. Thiscore is coveredby covering material 15", which corresponds to the covering material 10of the curtain. The welt issecured in position in the frame by means ofnails or screws which pass through the flange 15 of the core 15. Theinner welt '16 may be constructed in the same manner as the inner weltdescribed in connection with Fig. 2.

' The welts described may be used where no lining is used in the vehiclecurtain, by covering the frame 12 with material to correspond with theilmer side of the covering material and permitting the supportingwebbing 14: to show.

It will be seen that in each form of the construction described a neatappearing window is the result, the nails by whichthe covering materialis secured to the frame ing hid n y the outer Welt, which, in

turn, is securely held in position by the of illustration, it will beapparent that othermodifications may be made without departing from thescope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: I

1. In combination with. acurtain or the like comprising a covering and alining, a frame, a reinforcing band extending around the outer peripheryof said frame supporting means attached to said band, and a lightelement mounted in said frame.

2. In combination with a curtain or the like comprising acovering and alining, a wooden frame suspended between said cov ering and said lining,a metal reinforcing band extending around the outer periphery of saidframe, a lightelement, and welts securing said light'element in saidframe.

3. The combination with a curtain or the like of a window comprising aframe, a light element carried thereby, a band surrounding said frameand looped strips secured by said band to said frame. 7 i 3 4. Thecombination with a curtain or the like of a window comprising a frame, alight element carried thereby, a band surrounding said frame, said framehaving notches therein beneath said band, and looped strips extendingthrough said notches in said frame. V

5. The combinationwith acurtain or the like comprising a covering and alining and having an aperture therein, of a frame,

same nails by which the lining material and said covering and liningelements adjacent elements and partly underlying the inturned" portionsof said other curtain element, and

a: light element mounted between saidouter 1 and inner welts.

' 6. In combination with a curtainor the like'comprising covering andlining members, a-frame supported between said members adjacent anopening therein, said ourtam members being inturned with respectto saidframe, a'welt overlying the inturned portion of one of said curtainmembers,

the inturned portion of said other curtain member overlying a portion ofsald welt, v

a'secondwelt overlying the inturned portion of said last mentionedcurtain member,

and a light element carried between. said welt's.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

BURTT J. HUBBARD.]

